Welcome to The Home Equity Theft Reporter, a blog dedicated to informing the consumer public and the legal profession about Home Equity Theft issues. This blog will consist of information describing the various forms of Home Equity Theft and links to news reports & other informational sources from throughout the country about the victims of Home Equity Theft and what government authorities and others are doing about it.
Tuesday, February 07, 2017
Central Florida Lawyer Who Admitted To Pilfering Over $2.7 Million From Clients Also Screwed Over Now-Estranged Hubby By Forging His Signature On $900K Mortgage Secured By Marital Home; Judge Declares Lien Invalid
In Sanford, Florida, the Orlando Sentinel reports:
A Sanford judge has ruled that a disbarred Longwood attorney who has admitted cheating clients out of $2.7 million also victimized her husband.
Julie Kronhaus, 52, pleaded guilty last [month] in federal court to wire fraud and bank fraud. She’s to be sentenced in April.
In a different court — state circuit court in Sanford — another judge signed an order last [month], ruling that Kronhaus also forged her husband’s signature.
Her estranged husband, cardiologist Kenneth Kronhaus, sued her last year, accusing her of forging his name on a mortgage deed and mortgage note that gave two of her former clients an interest in the Kronhaus’ $900,000 home in one of Seminole County’s most prestigious gated communities, Alaqua.
Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler ruled that the mortgage deed and note were both invalid because of the forgeries.
CBC News: Betrayal of Trust (A CBC investigation reveals how lawyers across Canada have misappropriated and mishandled clients money, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, or sometimes even charging vulnerable people top dollar for shoddy services)
Land Contract/Contract For Deed/Rent-To-Own Rackets
The New York Times: The Housing Trap (In the wake of the housing crisis, low-income families have turned to seller financing to buy homes but these deals can be a money trap)
Beware The Fine Print: Consumers Forced To Sign Away Their Rights To Use Court System
The NY Times: Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice(Part 1 in series examining how clauses buried in tens of millions of contracts have deprived Americans of one of their most fundamental constitutional rights: their day in court)
Foreclosure Mills' Abysmal Record In Complying With New NYS Foreclosure Requirements
Justice Deceived: How Large Foreclosure Firms Subvert State Regulations Protecting Homeowners
MFY Legal Services Report On Questionable Practices By Process Servers In Debt Collection Cases
Justice Disserved: A Preliminary Analysis of the Exceptionally
Low Appearance Rate by Defendants in Lawsuits Filed in the Civil Court of the City of New York
Mortgage Mess Redux: Robo-Signers Return (A Reuters investigation finds that many banks are still employing the controversial foreclosure practices that sparked a major outcry last year)
CNN Video: As Foreclosures Mount, Florida Court Turns To 'Rocket Docket'
The Wall Street Journal: A Florida Court's 'Rocket Docket' Blasts Through Foreclosure Cases (2 Questions, 15 Seconds, 45 Days to Get Out; 'What's to Talk About?' Says a Judge)
"Produce The Note" Strategy When Dealing With Missing Promissory Notes In Foreclosure Actions
ABC Video: Fighting Against Foreclosure (Some homeowners have found a new tactic to keep the banks at bay)
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